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Bali Brit gran 'faces 15 years'

A grandmother from Teeside is facing the threat of 15 years in jail in Bali if she is convicted for her alleged role in an international drug trafficking ring. A British man and woman were cleared of related charges but jailed for drugs possession.

Trial of Briton accused of Bali drug smuggling begins

One of the Britons accused of attempting to smuggle £1.6 million of cocaine into Bali has started his trial in Indonesia today.

Paul Beales, who faces a maximum of 20 years in jail, and fellow Brits Julian Ponder, Rachel Dougall and Lindsay June Sandiford, along with Indian national, Nanda Gophal, were detained after Indonesian police and custom officials allegedly found 4.8kg of the drug in Sandiford's suitcase.